‘The Box’ Download and Reviews

December 7, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Drama, Horror, Mystery

“The Box” Movie Details

The Box tagline: You Are The Experiment
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The Box DVD Cover

Actors:
Cameron Diaz Norma Lewis
James Marsden Arthur Lewis
Frank Langella Arlington Steward
James Rebhorn Norm Cahill
Holmes Osborne Dick Burns
Sam Oz Stone Walter Lewis
Gillian Jacobs Dana
Celia Weston Lana Burns
Deborah Rush Clymene Steward
Lisa K. Wyatt Rhonda Martin
Mark S. Cartier Martin Teague
Kevin Robertson Wendel Matheson
Michele Durrett Rebecca Matheson
Ian Kahn Vick Brenner
John Magaro Charles
Directors: Richard Kelly
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10 out of 9,441 votes

“The Box” Movie Review

“The Box” Plot Summary

A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple, who know that opening it will grant them a million dollars and kill someone they don’t know.

Would you press the button??

You have to see the whole movie to understand it, and get the concept that the movie is trying to convey to the viewer. To me I think it is an excellent movie. The movie would send primary questions like: Would you take the appealing move even if you have to kill somebody on the way?, or Would you take the next exit without taking in consideration that you will result in the fatal accident in the rear view mirror? The only bad thing in this movie is the unnecessary stretching of the story, which is attributed to the short story it is based on. The movie deserves a 7-7.5 points, but I had to use a 10 point vote because of the unfair judgment in some of the comments I have reviewed. So, Would you press the button??

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‘Hairspray’ Download and Reviews

December 6, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Comedy, Musical, Romance

“Hairspray” Movie Details

Hairspray tagline: Get ready for something big July 20th!
Hairspray - DVD Cover

Hairspray DVD Cover

Actors:
Freddie Highmore August Rush
Keri Russell Lyla Novacek
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Louis Connelly
Terrence Howard Richard Jeffries
Robin Williams Maxwell ‘Wizard’ Wallace
William Sadler Thomas Novacek
Marian Seldes The Dean
Leon G. Thomas III Arthur
Mykelti Williamson Reverend James
Aaron Staton Nick
Alex O’Loughlin Marshall
Jamia Simone Nash Hope
Ronald Guttman Professor
Bonnie McKee Lizzy
Michael Drayer Mannix
Directors: Adam Shankman
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10 out of 39,469 votes

“Hairspray” Movie Review

“Hairspray” Plot Summary

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.

I Am Shocked

I am shocked at how much I liked this movie. When I first heard about it, I wasn’t too excited. I’m not a big fan of musicals and I didn’t think this would make me warm up to them. But I really loved this movie. It was absolutely fantastic. I was forced into seeing this movie and I didn’t expect it to be that good

My sister asked me to take her daughters, Jacqueline and Emma to see the movie and I was a little reluctant to at first, but I eventually agreed to go. It wasn’t as good as Transformers, but it was a ton of fun! My nieces were smiling to the whole movie and so was I. It was just very funny and extremely enjoyable

The whole cast was absolutely superb. Nikki Blonsky has talent. She pulled off the role of Tracy great. Amanda Bynes was great as Tracy’s pal, Penny. I like Amanda, she is a funny girl. John Travolta as Edna, Tracy’s mom. Wow. Pretty good. Michelle Pheiffer and Brittany Snow play snotty mother and daughter, Velma and Amber Von Tussel. They were pretty funny. Christopher Walken is excellent as always. Queen Latifa as Motormouth Maybelle was pretty damn hilarious. Zac Efron as the dreamy Linc Larkin. He was pretty cool. Elijah Kelley as Seaweed was just awesome!The script was pretty awesome. The songs were good and you may find yourself tapping your feet to the music. The dialogue was fun and absolutely hilarious. The characters were very, very likable. You may even grow attached to the antagonists. It was very well written and the cast proved that even more

If you want to have a fun time at the movies, I really recommend Hairspray. Even the guys will love it. The songs, script, and cast were all excellent and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Even though I loathe musicals, this one was great. Go watch it. It’s very entertaining

Cast: 10/10 Songs: 9/10 Choreography: 9/10 Writing: 10/10 Characters: 10/10Overall Score: 10/10

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‘X-Men’ Download and Reviews

November 21, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

“X-Men” Movie Details

X-Men tagline: Evolution Begins.
X-Men - DVD Cover

X-Men DVD Cover

Actors:
Hugh Jackman Logan
Hugh Jackman Wolverine
Patrick Stewart Professor Charles Xavier
Ian McKellen Eric Lensherr
Ian McKellen Magneto
Famke Janssen Jean Grey
James Marsden Scott Summers
James Marsden Cyclops
Halle Berry Ororo Munroe
Halle Berry Storm
Anna Paquin Rogue
Anna Paquin Marie D’Ancanto
Tyler Mane Sabretooth
Ray Park Toad
Rebecca Romijn Mystique
Directors: Bryan Singer
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10 out of 114,422 votes

“X-Men” Movie Review

“X-Men” Plot Summary

Two mutants come to a private academy for mutants whose resident superhero team must oppose a powerful mutant terrorist organization. add synopsis

An Amazing Movie–Magneto is Da Bomb!

Enter Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. Enter Ian McKellen as Magneto. Enter Patrick Stewart as Professor Xavier. Enter Halle Berry as Storm. With a cast like that, how could any movie go wrong! The answer: IT CAN’T! I fell hook-line-and-sinker for this movie the moment I saw how awesome Magneto’s metal-warping powers were portrayed. This movie doesn’t limit his powers at all, allowing him to snatch hundreds of bullets out of thin air simultaneously and use a small metal plate to cross huge open chasms! Last but certainly not least is the fact that Magneto is portrayed by, as far as I am concerned, one of the greatest actors of all time–Ian McKellen. While McKellen’s masterful role as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings was undoubtedly his crowning achievement, McKellen’s portrayal of Magneto is a close second. He is charismatic, domineering, and yet has a shed of humanity left in him–a remnant of what he once was. I don’t mean to spend so much time on Magneto (and I normally don’t like villainous characters that much), but there is just no way around it. Magneto made the movie. Certainly, Patrick Stewart as Professor X and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine contributed greatly as well, and Halle Berry’s portrayal of Storm was flawless. Overall, this movie is the whole package. Don’t miss it!

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‘X-Men: The Last Stand’ Download and Reviews

October 11, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

“X-Men: The Last Stand” Movie Details

X-Men: The Last Stand tagline: Take a Stand
X3 - DVD Cover

X-Men: The Last Stand DVD Cover

Actors:
  • James Marsden
  • Patrick Stewart Prof. Charles Xavier
    Hugh Jackman Logan/Wolverine
    Ian McKellen Eric Lensherr/Magneto
    Halle Berry Ororo Munroe/Storm
    Famke Janssen Jean Grey/Phoenix
    Anna Paquin Marie D’Ancanto/Rogue
    Rebecca Romijn Raven Darkholme/Mystique
    Kelsey Grammer Dr. Hank McCoy/Beast
    Shawn Ashmore Bobby Drake/Iceman
    Ellen Page Kathryn “Kitty” Pryde/Shadowcat
    Ben Foster Warren Worthington III/Angel
    Aaron Stanford John Allerdyce/Pyro
    Olivia Williams Moira MacTaggart
    Shohreh Aghdashloo Dr. Kavita Rao
    Scott Summers/Cyclops
    Directors: Brett Ratner IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 out of 103,122 votes

    “X-Men: The Last Stand” Movie Review

    “X3″ Plot Summary

    When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men, led by Professor Charles Xavier, and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organized under Xavier’s former ally, Magneto. add synopsis

    a different direction than the previous 2 movies but fantastic none the less

    I LOVED the movie… I’m from Scotland and it was released here 25th may 2006. I just couldn’t BELIEVE the effects that happened, but to be honest the story could have been much better. I don’t like how the phoenix story is explained as it is clearly made that jean becomes the phoenix at the end of xmen 1… (for you ppl that don’t know, it’s supposed to be when magneto’s statue of liberty/mutant creator/thing is supposed to turn everyone into mutants that the phoenix force is to come into contact with jean, therefor, that is how we see her gasping/shocked after it is destroyed), not that it has simply been a part of her for the whole time since Xavier and magneto met her as is explained in xmen 3! The story line in the movie jumps from character to character without much inter loop. It can jump from one scene to the other but you can still figure out where the story is going. One thing that really got me was the fact that in one scene, kitty pryde is an innocent student taking part in a classroom discussion with Xavier, and the next after his parting, she is suddenly a main character in a room with iceman, storm, wolverine and beast. Where is the gradual trust/bond that is made up through the previous 2 movies that makes the characters an ‘x-man’? It’s obviously missed with this movie and throws kitty straight into the limelight which was slightly disturbing (just like the fact that she takes it upon herself to save the mutant at the source of the ‘cure’).I would love to go into detail about the movie as so many things remain unanswered but I can’t spoil it for the other fans who are yet to see it. All I have to say is be prepared to laugh, cry and deal with the demise/rise of certain characters in this movie. They certainly came as a shock to me, even after reading rumours circling the web about their story in the movie, I certainly wasn’t prepared for the demise of a few characters and the hurt that was shown by the others. All in all, a FANTASTIC movie that has to be seen by not only x-men fans, but by all to complete this ’supposed trilogy’.The ending of the film (the effects and the powerful end to one of the characters knocked me for six completely!), and by all means, the clip that was shown to me after the end credits also took me by surprise. Like I said ’supposed trilogy’ could make it into a 4-some. I’ve heard certain rumours about different end credits shown to different ppl and the one I was shown featured Moria McTaggart and her patient…. If it’s true, I would like to see the ‘jean grey/phoenix’ ending to the movie, just so it can relate to the comics and build up a story for the 4th xmen movie… but then again.. I think the probability of that is slim to none

    From seeing the ‘Moria McTaggart’ ending and hearing about the ‘Jean Grey ending’, I would have LOVED if both were shown and they were intersected to create the 4th x-men movie, but that all depends on how well this movie does at the box office and how well the fans receive it

    I hope and dream for someone to announce X-Men 4 so the story can continue, but with certain characters gone, it may not be entirely possible. It’s up to us, the fan’s, to make X-Men 3 a success and for others to make X-Men 4 a possibility….. Here’s hoping we can continue the story and resurrect/reclaim the characters’ demise in X-Men 3 to be a powerful resurrection to success for a hopeful X-Men 4.

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    ‘Enchanted’ Download and Reviews

    September 24, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Adventure, Comedy, Family

    “Enchanted” Movie Details

    Enchanted tagline: The real world and the animated world collide.
    Enchanted - DVD Cover

    Enchanted DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Amy Adams Giselle
    James Marsden Prince Edward
    Idina Menzel Nancy Tremaine
    Susan Sarandon Queen Narissa
    Patrick Dempsey Robert Philip
    Timothy Spall Nathaniel
    Rachel Covey Morgan Philip
    Samantha Ivers Angie
    Matt Servitto Arty
    Joseph Siravo Bartender
    Michaela Conlin May
    Jeff Bennett Pip in Andalasia
    Kevin Lima Pip in New York
    Emma Rose Lima Bluebird/Fawn/Rapunzel
    Teala Dunn Bunny
    Directors: Kevin Lima
    IMDB Rating: 7.5/10 out of 52,280 votes

    “Enchanted” Movie Review

    “Enchanted” Plot Summary

    A classic Disney fairytale collides with modern-day New York City in a story about a fairytale princess who is sent to our world by an evil queen. Soon after her arrival, Princess Giselle begins to change her views on life and love after meeting a handsome lawyer. Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?

    Very very good!

    I just got home from an advanced screening at my local theater, and all I can say is WOW! I must admit, when I first came into the movie theater, I was quite skeptical as to how good it would be, considering it’s a modern Disney movie and all, but boy was I wrong. This was one of the best family oriented films I have seen in years. The entire theater applauded with vigor at the end of the movie. Truly an essential family movie-going experience

    I was following this movie for a while admiring the very interesting concept and wondering if Disney could pull it off. They did that and much more. This movie was a refreshing taste of comedy and the ‘happily ever after’ love story. It did not follow the usual outcome however, I won’t reveal what happened because you need to find out for yourself. I personally very much enjoyed this twist to the typical plot for this genre. The comedy seemed like it could appeal to all ages. They packed in many jokes perfectly into the plot. Not once did the comedy seem cheesy or even queer, almost every joke was funny. Very many parts of the old fairy tales were used in some parts of the plot, such as Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty. However they were used in such a stylistic manner that it all seemed to seamlessly blend together with the rest of the story. The villains were very hate-able, and the good guys were very lovable. Overall the plot was very solid and very well written. It carried all the magic and the entertainment factor of all the classics before it. 8.3/10One thing that struck me upside the head, was the acting. The acting I felt was top notch for Amy Adams, the actress who plays Giselle. Her performance as a lost and confused princess from another world was very realistic and seemed to posses a pleasant flavor to it. I think I could see a potential Oscar nomination for her. Only time will tell though. The acting for the rest of the cast was very good. I don’t have any nitpicks worth noting. 9/10The sound mix was surprisingly good considering the film’s Genre. Once again, another engrossing quality of the film. Skywalker Sound really does a good job with every film the do the sound mixing for. There were many ambient effects from all around the theater perfectly placed, which added a sense of depth to what was on screen. 8.5/10My one big nitpick was the Music. I had no problem with the orchestral arrangements supplementing the vocals, (they were quite good in fact) but what killed me was the seemingly weak voice for Giselle. There was one musical number that took place in Central Park towards the middle of the film where I felt her character had to do a lot of strong singing, but it came across to me that the Music behind her vocal was stronger and more filled with emotion than the vocal that was supplied. However everywhere else I have no real problems. It was just that number that prevented me from swaying a little in my seat. 6.8/10The Visual effects were very well done. (POSSIBLE SPOILER) There was one sequence that involved a massive dragon roosting at the tip of what I think was the Chrysler Building. The dragon seemed very believable, and the digital rain and lightning in the scene reflected very well off of the dragon’s scales. I have no nitpicks here. 8/10Overall this film was a magical ride fit for all ages. It houses comedy, fantasy, magic, and lots and lots of entertainment all in one reel. Definitely a movie to bring your family to this thanksgiving. Remember to buy lots of popcorn and candy! Nothing like making a movie which is already a great treat even better.8/10

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    ‘X2′ Download and Reviews

    September 9, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

    “X2″ Movie Details

    X2 tagline: The time has come for those who are different to stand united
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    X2 DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Patrick Stewart Professor Charles Xavier
    Hugh Jackman Logan
    Hugh Jackman Wolverine
    Ian McKellen Eric Lensherr
    Ian McKellen Magneto
    Halle Berry Storm
    Halle Berry Ororo Munroe
    Famke Janssen Jean Grey
    James Marsden Scott Summers
    James Marsden Cyclops
    Anna Paquin Rogue
    Anna Paquin Marie D’Ancanto
    Rebecca Romijn Mystique
    Rebecca Romijn Grace
    Brian Cox William Stryker
    Directors: Bryan Singer
    IMDB Rating: 7.8/10 out of 106,507 votes

    “X2″ Movie Review

    “X2: X-Men United” Plot Summary

    The X-Men band together to find a mutant assassin who has made an attempt on the President’s life, while the Mutant Academy is attacked by military forces.

    brilliant

    Bryan Singer, an incredible director, took the characters and spun the story into something beautiful. Alan Cumming’s ‘NightCrawler’ was a revelation and the subtext of accepting homosexuality/being a latent Mutant was beyond great. The coming out seen with iceman and his family is phucking exceptional and Wolverine claiming he’s their art teacher was perfect comedy. The brian cox character was greatly cast as was the ever so phucking beautiful Kelly Hu…The opening of this film set the tone and the movie took off running and never once slowed down. Seeing Bryan and his crafty ways of revealing characters from future films by threading them in was seamless and eloquent. I am truly disappointed that Bryan’s name is not attached to the third, i feel as though superman is going to be a superdud and he should’ve stuck with this.

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